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Photos of the day 12/18

( Updated: 12/18/2013 )

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Members of Casapound far-right organization wear masks in the colours of the Italian flag before a demonstration organised by 'People from pitchfork movement' to protest against economic insecurity and the government in downtown Rome. Italy's 'pitchfork' protests spread when hundreds of students clashed with police and threw firecrackers outside a university where government ministers were attending a conference. Yara Nardi/Reuters

Visitors look at penguins wearing Santa Claus (in red) and Christmas tree (in green) costumes during a promotional event for Christmas at an amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Rosco poses with his family, getting a hug from Madison Pritchard, 10, in their Mellott, Ind., home after returning. He had been lost during a recent tornado. He was adopted by another owner from a local animal shelter, but after a month, and a plea from the original family, the dog was returned. Kelly Wilkinson/The Indianapolis Star/AP

Indians wave their national flags as they celebrate the passage of an anti-graft bill empowering an independent ombudsman to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption, in New Delhi, India. The 'Lokpal' or watchdog, bill was passed by the lower house of Parliament after the government agreed to several amendments suggested by opposition lawmakers. Altaf Qadri/AP

Ezequiel Gauna cools down in a fountain in downtown in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Power outages are plaguing Buenos Aires as temperatures soar above 95 degrees and everyone tries to turn on their air conditioners at once. According the the government it has added 10,000 megawatts to the grid in the last decade, but the country's demand is outpacing the system's capacity. Rodrigo Abd/AP

A street sweeper walks in between rows of tents of members of Brazil's Movimento dos Sem-Teto (Roofless Movement), on the Cha viaduct in front of the city hall of Sao Paulo. More than 300 families of Brazil's Roofless Movement are demonstrating for the construction of homes. Nacho Doce/Reuters

French President Francois Hollande walks out of his office at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. Yoan Valat/Reuters

A Russian plane carrying emergency aid arrives at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon. A Russian cargo plane arrived to Lebanon carrying tons of humanitarian aid for hundreds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon who have yet to register their names with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Bilal Hussein/AP

A Peul woman listens to a town meeting between Muslim clerics and community leaders in an Islamic center where Peul refugees have sought protection in Bangui, Central African Republic. The clerics were holding a town meeting with community leaders on their fear of Christian anti-balaka militias. Over 1,600 French troops have been deployed to the country in an effort to put an end to sectarian violence. Jerome Delay/AP

Demonstrators shout slogans during a march towards the official residence of the Prime Minister at Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon, Portugal. Workers of northern Portugal's Viana do Castelo shipyard protested against the government's plans to privatize the company, according to rally organizers. Rafael Marchante/Reuters

Bolivian squirrel monkeys gets a special treat from their keepers of sultanas and wax worms that were set out on a Christmas tree at London Zoo in London. London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828. Alastair Grant/AP

(From l.) Greenpeace International activists Alex Harris of Britain, Phil Ball of Britain, Faiza Oulahsen of Netherlands and Camila Speziale of Argentina, show their relief following a decision by the Russian Parliament adopting an amnesty ending legal proceedings against the Arctic 30. Dmitri Sharomov/Greenpeace/Reuters

An Ukrainian pro-EU demonstrator stands at a barricade in Independence Square in Kiev. Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich faced calls to resign over a $15-billion bailout from Russia which the opposition and protesters said had sold the country out to its former Soviet masters in Moscow. Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Horses walk in the snow at the base of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights near the Israel-Syria border December 17th. Nir Elias/Reuters

A boy stands in front of guard-rails during Madagascar's presidential candidate Robinson Jean-Louis' final campaign rally in the capital Antananarivo. Madagascar will hold a second round of voting on Friday to complete its first presidential election since a 2009 coup that scared off foreign donors and investors. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Ethiopian women wait in a line at custom area as they arrive at Bole International Airport in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, after they were deported from Saudi Arabia. An Ethiopian government official said that at least 136,000 workers were sent home as part of its crackdown that began Nov. 4 targeting the kingdom's 9 million migrant laborers. Elias Asmare/AP

Qatari Heritage policemen ride camels during National Day celebrations in Doha. Mohammed Dabbous/Reuters

A California Department of Forestry helicopter flies over a wildfire burning on Pfeiffer Ridge in Big Sur, California, December 17th. Crews battling the wildfire along the scenic Big Sur coastline were on guard against a possible shift in winds, after the blaze destroyed at least 15 dwellings and forced 100 people to flee their homes, fire and county officials said. Michael Fiala/Reuters

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Chilean authorities had issued an orange alert on Monday because of increased activity at the volcano.

ByEva Vergara and Gabriela Ulloa, Associated PressMarch 3, 2015

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One of South America's most active volcanoes erupted early Tuesday in southern Chile, spewing heavy smoke into the air as lava surged down its slopes, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people.